Congratulations, Chun YU, author of the exquisite LITTLE GREEN — which has just hit a grand slam: three awards in the past couple weeks! First, the recommendation from the Parent’s Choice Foundation , then LITTLE GREEN has been named a 2006 Notable by both the National Council of Social Studies(NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) . . . and that’s not all: The Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) award as well.

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